Meaning & use
snowball
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To grow or increase rapidly in size, intensity, or importance, like a rolling snowball gathering more snow.
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The small misunderstanding snowballed into a major argument.
Interest in the startup snowballed after a viral social media post.
A note on using this word
Almost always used figuratively for problems, rumors, debts, or momentum that build on themselves.
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